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Volume 25, Number 17 April 21, 1997
veu Voice
A Publicationfor FacuIJ:y and Staffon Virgini~Comnwnweallb University's Academic mill Medical CoUege of Virginia Campuses
Beam Signing Marks Progress for Biotech Two
Third Park Building
to Open in February
hy Ty ler Norma 11
Ullil 'ersily News Servi ces
On April 15. members of the Virginia
Biotechnology Research Park Authority
board of d irectors joined Dr. Eugene P. Tra ni ,
president of Virgini a Commonwealth Univer­sit
y and chairm an of th e authority 's board ,
and local officials to celebrate the topping out
of th e steel erecti on of Biotech Two with a
"signing of the beam." Biotech Two is the
third building to be e rected at the Research
Park.
of Biotech Two' s structural frame.
"The beam commemorates the beginning
of another important partnership between the
commonwealth and the Virgini a Biotechno l­ogy
Research Park Authority," Dr. Trani
said. "The teams at the Division of Forensic
Science and the Office of the Chief Medical
Examiner were among the first tenants to
commit to the Research Park."
Biotech Two is being built to the specifi­cations
of the Di vision of Forensic Science
and the Office of the Chief Medical Exam­iner.
The Division of Forensic Sc ience
provides assistance with the procedures nec­essary
to conduct criminal investigations for
the Commonwealth of Virginia. The ChieF
Medical Examiner investigates deaths that
occur in Virginia and performs autopsies.
Biotech Two, a three-story, $31 million
project, will open in February as the new
home of the Division of Forensic Science and
the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of
"These divisions will be among the Re­board
members and area officials in a "beam signing" for Biotech Two.
search Park's most important tenants," said
James B. Farinholt Jr., executive director of the Re­search
Park. "Their location in the Research Park and
proximity to VCU's Medical College of Virginia
Campus will foster their role in developing and ap­plying
the latest life-science technologies for
the Commonwealth of Virginia. Construction of the
I 35,000-square-foot structure began in October.
Turner Construction Co., of Richmond, is the general
contractor; CRSS Constructors Inc. , of Denver, is
project manager; and Dewberry and Davis, of
Fairfax, is the architect.
After the signing, a truck transported the
autographed beam from the Research Park to the
Division of Forensic Science. The beam stayed at the
Division of Forensic Science for three days, giving
employees an opportunity to autograph it. It then was
returned to the Research Park to be placed at the top
Environmental Scan Shaping
Refocus ofVCU Strategic Plan
hy Kyra Scar/oil ,Vell'man
editor
In just half a decade, the environ­ment
in which V irginia Common­wealth
University is provid ing learn­ing,
research and serv ice opportunities
has shifted dramati call y.
And as the uni versity prepares to
embrace the next
anni versary of operation; and a reorga­ni
zation of enrollment services has
boosted the number of qualified appli­cations.
At the same time, emerging chal­lenges
- such as increased
competiti on for undergraduates, for
research doll ars and in Greater
Richmond' s health-care marketpl ace
- have
stage of its
Strategic Plan,
leaders have
taken a compre­hensive
assessme nt of
changes in the
fin anci al,
political and
"We have to hone our
strategy to the changing
environment both at VCU
and in the diverse
prompted offi ­cials
to develop
new strategies.
That is just a
sampling of
changes VCU
has witnessed
since the 1990s communities around us. "
competitive environment of higher
education to help reshape VCU's stra­tegic
vision.
debuted.
"We have to hone our strategy to the
changing environment both at VCU
and in the diverse communities around
us," said David R. Hiley, vice provost
of academic affairs. He coordinated the
environmental assessment with Marcos
Irigaray, director of strategic planning
for health sciences.
Block Party
Despite a rainy day, hwulreds of ac­cepted
students and their families came
to Virginia Commonwealth University
,;\pril12 for a "Block Party" hosted
by Undergraduate Admissions, Tlw
program offered additional infonna.
lion about Ihe w.iversity, as well as
materials aboul getting settled into
academic and campus life. Above,
student.· Kashame Carpenter gives a
Please see BIOTECHNOLOGY, page 2
When the Strategic Plan was
adopted by the VCU board of visitors
in 1993, some current-day realities
were still on the drawing board. Today,
the university boasts its first class in its
new School of Engineering; the Vir­ginia
Biotechnology Research Park,
adj acent to rhe Medical College of
Virginia campus, has marked its first
"We need to take all these changes
and refocus our efforts for the next five
to 10 years," Hiley added. "The envi­Please
see ENVIRONMENT, page 2
tour of the academic campus. Right, admissions counselor Ed Sclmdel answers
questions for Joe, Jean and Brian Frang/pane of Faiifax, Va.
R I Cfl MOHD VA 23284 C VIRGINIA CU~MU~WEALTH UNIV ARCHIVES
901 F'ARK AVENUE
NI1H f'~OFlT
U S F'OSTAGE
F' A I D
nCHnOND VA
PERKIT t8~9 ]

Volume 25, Number 17 April 21, 1997
veu Voice
A Publicationfor FacuIJ:y and Staffon Virgini~Comnwnweallb University's Academic mill Medical CoUege of Virginia Campuses
Beam Signing Marks Progress for Biotech Two
Third Park Building
to Open in February
hy Ty ler Norma 11
Ullil 'ersily News Servi ces
On April 15. members of the Virginia
Biotechnology Research Park Authority
board of d irectors joined Dr. Eugene P. Tra ni ,
president of Virgini a Commonwealth Univer­sit
y and chairm an of th e authority 's board ,
and local officials to celebrate the topping out
of th e steel erecti on of Biotech Two with a
"signing of the beam." Biotech Two is the
third building to be e rected at the Research
Park.
of Biotech Two' s structural frame.
"The beam commemorates the beginning
of another important partnership between the
commonwealth and the Virgini a Biotechno l­ogy
Research Park Authority" Dr. Trani
said. "The teams at the Division of Forensic
Science and the Office of the Chief Medical
Examiner were among the first tenants to
commit to the Research Park."
Biotech Two is being built to the specifi­cations
of the Di vision of Forensic Science
and the Office of the Chief Medical Exam­iner.
The Division of Forensic Sc ience
provides assistance with the procedures nec­essary
to conduct criminal investigations for
the Commonwealth of Virginia. The ChieF
Medical Examiner investigates deaths that
occur in Virginia and performs autopsies.
Biotech Two, a three-story, $31 million
project, will open in February as the new
home of the Division of Forensic Science and
the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of
"These divisions will be among the Re­board
members and area officials in a "beam signing" for Biotech Two.
search Park's most important tenants" said
James B. Farinholt Jr., executive director of the Re­search
Park. "Their location in the Research Park and
proximity to VCU's Medical College of Virginia
Campus will foster their role in developing and ap­plying
the latest life-science technologies for
the Commonwealth of Virginia. Construction of the
I 35,000-square-foot structure began in October.
Turner Construction Co., of Richmond, is the general
contractor; CRSS Constructors Inc. , of Denver, is
project manager; and Dewberry and Davis, of
Fairfax, is the architect.
After the signing, a truck transported the
autographed beam from the Research Park to the
Division of Forensic Science. The beam stayed at the
Division of Forensic Science for three days, giving
employees an opportunity to autograph it. It then was
returned to the Research Park to be placed at the top
Environmental Scan Shaping
Refocus ofVCU Strategic Plan
hy Kyra Scar/oil ,Vell'man
editor
In just half a decade, the environ­ment
in which V irginia Common­wealth
University is provid ing learn­ing,
research and serv ice opportunities
has shifted dramati call y.
And as the uni versity prepares to
embrace the next
anni versary of operation; and a reorga­ni
zation of enrollment services has
boosted the number of qualified appli­cations.
At the same time, emerging chal­lenges
- such as increased
competiti on for undergraduates, for
research doll ars and in Greater
Richmond' s health-care marketpl ace
- have
stage of its
Strategic Plan,
leaders have
taken a compre­hensive
assessme nt of
changes in the
fin anci al,
political and
"We have to hone our
strategy to the changing
environment both at VCU
and in the diverse
prompted offi ­cials
to develop
new strategies.
That is just a
sampling of
changes VCU
has witnessed
since the 1990s communities around us. "
competitive environment of higher
education to help reshape VCU's stra­tegic
vision.
debuted.
"We have to hone our strategy to the
changing environment both at VCU
and in the diverse communities around
us" said David R. Hiley, vice provost
of academic affairs. He coordinated the
environmental assessment with Marcos
Irigaray, director of strategic planning
for health sciences.
Block Party
Despite a rainy day, hwulreds of ac­cepted
students and their families came
to Virginia Commonwealth University
,;\pril12 for a "Block Party" hosted
by Undergraduate Admissions, Tlw
program offered additional infonna.
lion about Ihe w.iversity, as well as
materials aboul getting settled into
academic and campus life. Above,
student.· Kashame Carpenter gives a
Please see BIOTECHNOLOGY, page 2
When the Strategic Plan was
adopted by the VCU board of visitors
in 1993, some current-day realities
were still on the drawing board. Today,
the university boasts its first class in its
new School of Engineering; the Vir­ginia
Biotechnology Research Park,
adj acent to rhe Medical College of
Virginia campus, has marked its first
"We need to take all these changes
and refocus our efforts for the next five
to 10 years" Hiley added. "The envi­Please
see ENVIRONMENT, page 2
tour of the academic campus. Right, admissions counselor Ed Sclmdel answers
questions for Joe, Jean and Brian Frang/pane of Faiifax, Va.
R I Cfl MOHD VA 23284 C VIRGINIA CU~MU~WEALTH UNIV ARCHIVES
901 F'ARK AVENUE
NI1H f'~OFlT
U S F'OSTAGE
F' A I D
nCHnOND VA
PERKIT t8~9 ]